Doug was born in Taos many moons ago before there were any paved streets or traffic lights. The Bachtel family now are in their third generation in the Taos valley and are considered long time Taosenos. Doug graduated from good ole Taos High with many good riddance gestures from all his former teachers. He represented the US Army on the slopes of Europe as the Viet Nam War was ending and traveled for a few years before returning to Taos with his new bride in 1979. An entrepreneur by heart, Doug has been involved in many businesses over the years, beginning with his first as a Yard Maintenance Technician at the age of 11. Over the last 30 years , he and wife Nancy have been successful in in all their business ventures including the Stakeout Restaurant, Chamisa Conoco, A Real Estate Buyers Brokerage, and for the last 8 years ABI. Happily married with a son and daughter graduated from college (and a real jobs), Doug has been involved in the community for several years. He has served as a School Board member for St. Francis school and volunteer fireman for several years, youth soccer and basketball coach for far too long, Junior Achievement instructor, and 2 term president for the Taos County Association of Realtors. He was selected by his peers as Realtor of the year in 2001 for his civic duties and integrity as a Realtor. He was also voted in 2005 as “one of Taos’ most respected citizens” in an unsolicited Taos News reader poll. Currently Doug performs some civic duty as a mentor for youth with the successful MEN project (men engaged in Non Violence). Doug’s personal goals- .to be a role model to my kids .to remain a loved and loving husband .to travel the world .to be the realtor that friends and clients refer to their friends
.to maintain a smile on his face and to try to put one on the faces of the people he comes in contact with each and every day Doug’s interests- .skiing (snow and water), mtn. biking, hiking, enduro riding, sailing, work, travel, and of course family. |